The BGS Volcanology group are supporting a variety of projects under the ODA programme that are building partnerships, sharing knowledge, and enhancing our understanding of hazards and risks.
Deneholes are medieval chalk extraction pits comprising a narrow shaft with a number of chambers radiating from the base. Their historical distribution is not well known and they can cause subsidence and collapses.
New techniques in soil sampling could be the key to alleviating hidden hunger.
The story of the Maharaja’s Well is not just cultural but is intimately bound up with the geology of the Chilterns Hills.
The safe operation of geoenergy and subsurface storage sites is required to help meet net zero carbon ambitions.
Geoscientists have developed a practical framework for assessing the degree of ’readiness’ of a prospective carbon dioxide storage site.
Groundwater can play a vital part in keeping the UK’s water supply flowing, but we need to ensure that we monitor levels and rates of extraction during dry spells.
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